Arne Slot’s Dream Liverpool midfield options following the ‘ideal’ Ederson transfer

Liverpool transfer news and gossip: Atalanta midfielder Ederson is linked with a summer move to Anfield.

Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Atalanta midfielder Ederson during the summer transfer season.

The Reds have been linked with signing the Brazilian midfielder for some months. Ederson shined against Liverpool in the Europa League quarterfinals before helping the Italian club win the competition last month.

On Thursday, reports surfaced stating that Liverpool had reached an agreement to buy Ederson from Atalanta. However, these allegations were quickly rejected, as fresh updates revealed that the Reds had not even made a bid to sign the midfielder.

Despite this, it appears that the links between Liverpool and Ederson will not fade anytime soon. As a result, it’s not unreasonable to speculate that the Reds would be interested in signing the 24-year-old this summer.

If Liverpool signs Ederson, incoming head coach Arne Slot will have another key option in midfield. His predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, spent last summer’s transfer window reconstructing the midfield after numerous key departures.

Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, James Milner, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all left Anfield 12 months ago. In response, Liverpool signed Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo, Alexis MacAllister, and Dominik Szoboszlai.

All four of these guys will believe they can be regular starts in Slot’s midfield next season. Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones will have a similar mindset after receiving regular playing time under Klopp’s tenure, while Stefan Bajcetic will also want to be included.

Ederson can play in a variety of midfield positions, including No. 6 and more advanced. If the Reds sign the Brazilian to Anfield this summer, Slot will benefit from his versatility.

In the latter weeks of the season, Ederson was frequently assigned to the No.6 position. Liverpool alternated between Endo and Mac Allister in that position this season, which was the subject of significant transfer rumours a year ago.

Ederson might be a long-term defensive midfield option for Liverpool if the whispers of an apparent interest prove to be correct. Slot would then have a number of alternatives for starting with the Brazilian in the middle of the park next season, with Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Elliott, Jones, Endo, Mac Allister, and Bajcetic all vying for a slot.

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Jurgen Klopp “rejects” his first job offer following Liverpool’s departure.

The opportunity to quickly return to the spotlight before taking a vacation from football was turned down by the former manager of Liverpool.

ITV is supposedly leading the fight to sign Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou as a commentator for this summer’s European Championships in Germany, despite reports that the channel was unsuccessful in its quest to get Jurgen Klopp.

After receiving a no from Klopp, the broadcasters are believed to have outwitted the BBC to the Spurs boss. As he starts his hiatus from football, the former manager of Liverpool will instead watch the competition as a fan, according to the Daily Mail.

After spending eight and a half seasons at Liverpool and twenty-three years managing the team, the German has declared that he will take a year-long break from the game. Klopp had explained his unexpected departure from Liverpool as the result of running out of energy.

The 56-year-old has experience as a commentator, having covered the 2008 European Championship, the World Cups in 2006 and 2010 for German media. Following his farewell to Anfield, Klopp announced on his recently established Instagram account, “Kloppo,” that he will be taking a summer vacation.

Postecoglou, who was once speculatively slated to succeed Klopp at Liverpool, will appear on television this summer. Since joining the Spurs last summer, the Australian has displayed a captivating personality, and his questioning style has won him accolades.

The Mail also reports that BBC Radio 5 Live has signed former Everton defender and graduate of the Liverpool academy Conor Coady for the Euros. Despite not playing in either of the last two major tournaments, Coady was a member of the England team.

In addition to Gary Neville, who was employed by the company for the previous tournament in 2021 and may be back this time, Roy Keane and Ian Wright, who made their farewell appearances on Match of the Day on Sunday, are anticipated to join ITV’s punditry coverage for the competition.